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> I think the bigger thing for Open Source Chips is going to be the expiration of a ton of the x86 patents next year. AMD has been building x86 chips and the p
by speedplane 7y ago
> I think the bigger thing for Open Source Chips is going to be the expiration of a ton of the x86 patents next year.
AMD has been building x86 chips and the patents haven't stopped it. ARM has been building non-x86 chips and the patents haven't stopped it. I'm failing to see how the expiration of x86 patents will have any effect.
- Teknoman117 7y agoThat’s because AMD licenses the x86 patents from intel and Intel licenses the amd64 patents from AMD. There are a few other niche x86 licensees (VIA, DM&P, etc.) that don’t make anything in the high end market.